Ts
1 Americanabbreviation
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tool shed.
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top secret.
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Slang. tough shit (a euphemistic initialism used to avoid explicit vulgarity).
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Informal. transsexual.
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“But he dots his Is and crosses his Ts and does all the right things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The “Two Ts in a Pod” co-host announced her divorce on social media over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
Even as Model Ts rolled off assembly lines, the Stoners anticipated the automotive age’s horrors.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
In recent weeks, the Cougs have left their Is undotted and their Ts without a cross, never more so than on these trick plays.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
He misses the press of people, the noise and chaos, black Model Ts rattling along the cobblestones, the treacly smell of street vendors’ peanuts roasting in sugar.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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Treasurys and other international bonds, advises TS Lombard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
That’s according to Daniel von Ahlen, head of macro strategy at TS Lombard, who in a note published Wednesday, says investors should buy 10-year British gilts ahead of equivalent duration U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
As research firm GlobalData TS Lombard wrote in a note to clients last week, a slowing economy, combined with “the blistering rally in crack spreads,” means equities could stall in the near term.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“With the Strait set to reopen it is tempting to think that the global rate-hiking cycle is already over,” said Dario Perkins, an economist at TS Lombard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
We dragged over to the TS building, an impressive structure.
From Question of Comfort by Les Collins
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